Sexually Transmitted bacterial Diseases

Question 1

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 1

Gram (-) diplococcus
Can progress to PID in women
*Conjunctivitis in neonatal infections
Pili contain IgA protease
Elicits a vigorous acute inflammatory response
**Fitz-Hugh- Curtis Syndrome- spread to the peritoneum,creating adhesions bw liver and parietal peritoneum

Question 2

Haemophilus ducreyi

Answer 2

Chancroid- genital ulceration
Gram (-) bacillus
*leading cause of genital ulcers in developing countries
Bubo (inguinal lymphadenitis)

Question 3

Calymmatobacterium granulomatis

Answer 3

Granuloma Inguinale *humans are the only host
tropical ulcerating disease
Encapsulated, non-motile, Gram (-) bacillus
Donovan Bodies- macrophages containing many bacteria
Massive scarring and subcutis may obstruct lymphatics and cause genital Elephantitis